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Zupa owocowa
Fruit soup with pasta
Zupa owocowa: cool Polish summer fruit soup with small pasta
On a hot July afternoon in a Mazurian village or a Warsaw allotment, a pot of zupa owocowa sits cooling on the windowsill: sour cherries or strawberries simmered with sugar, lightly thickened, and served cold over little pasta shells or bow ties. Polish children often get it as the first course of a summer lunch, and it tastes like a drinkable fruit compote. A common mistake is thickening it too much, so it sets into jelly in the fridge; it should stay pourable. Chef's tip: stir a spoon of soured cream into each bowl, not the pot, so the colour stays bright.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 litre water
- 2 ⅞ oz sugarto taste
- 1 cinnamon sticksmall
- 1 ½ tbsp potato starchmixed with 4 tbsp cold water
- 5 ½ oz small pasta shells or bows
- 4 tbsp soured creamopt
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Bring 1 litre water, 2 ⅞ oz sugar and 1 cinnamon stick to the boil, add 1 ⅛ lb sour cherries (pitted) or strawberries and simmer for 8–10 minutes until soft. For a smooth soup, blend half the fruit.
10 minStep 2: Remove the cinnamon, stir in the 1 ½ tbsp potato starch mixture and bring back to a bubble, stirring, until lightly thickened and glossy. Cool, then chill.
2 minStep 3: Cook 5 ½ oz small pasta shells or bows in salted boiling water until tender, drain and rinse under cold water so it doesn't stick.
10 minStep 4: Put pasta in bowls, ladle over the cold soup and add a spoon of 4 tbsp soured cream if you like.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 54 g
- Fat
- 3 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does zupa owocowa take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of cinnamon stick?
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon per stick.
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